Louis G Elgert
Military
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UPL 22960
Louis G. Elgert, September 1943
Louis Elgert Collection
Louis Elgert Collection. Daily Mission Reports, 401st Bomb Squadron,
Had mechanical failure and landed in Sweden o n 7/18/44 in B-17 #42-97467, Interned (INT).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bristol, CT 06010, USA | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 18 July 1944 | |
Enlisted |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Changed the label of a "MIA" event to "Interned (INT)" per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorpelgert
Changes
Sources
401st Daily Mission logs
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/401st_dailies.pdf
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7418 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database